Where does “Schnéischauer” come from?

Schnéischauer (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Schauer, from Middle High German schūre, from Old High German scūr, from Old Frisian skūr, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

Schnéischauer (Luxembourgish): snow shower

Definitions

  1. snow shower

Ancestry of “Schnéischauer”, step by step

Schnéischauer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Schauer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchauershower
2Middle High Germanschūre—
3Old High Germanscūrshower
4Old Frisianskūr—
5Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower

via Luxembourgish Schnéi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchnéisnow
2Old High Germansnēosnow
3Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūrō →Every word from Old Frisian skūr →
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